Variety Announces The Entertainment & Technology Summit Lineup

Variety is pleased to launch the next installment of its Entertainment and Technology Summit series on May 2 at the Ritz-Carlton in Marina Del Rey.

The biggest names in film, TV and digital media are committed to speak, including Steve Mosko, President of Sony Pictures Television; Thomas Gewecke, President of Warner Bros. Digital Distribution; Robert Kyncl, Global Head of Film and TV at Google; and Director/Producer/Writer Eli Roth.

Hollywood relies on Variety’s Entertainment and Technology Summit, co-located with Digital Hollywood, to tackle the new challenges and rise to the new opportunities presented by exploding mobile platforms, new distribution strategies, social networking popularity and other growing trends.

This May, the Summit will explore such hot topics as best social media campaigns for advertisers and marketers; successful programming across apps, mobile, online and other platforms; consumer electronics’ eager hunt for film/TV content; and technology trends in blockbuster film production. The Summit, produced by Variety and Digital Hollywood, is sponsored by thisMoment.

Other pre-eminent speakers on board for the Summit include:

• Victoria Alonso, EVP of Visual Effects at Marvel Entertainment
• Claire Alexander, VP of Digital Strategy and Business Development at Discovery Communications
• Joe Ambeault, Director of Entertainment Services at Verizon
• Manny Anekal, Global Director of Brand Advertising at Zynga
• Mike Aragon, VP and General Manager of Global Digital Video Distribution and Operations at Sony Network Entertainment
• Kevin Beggs, President of Lionsgate Television
• Eric Berger, SVP of Digital Networks at Sony Pictures Television
• Derek Chang, EVP of Content Strategy and Development at DirecTV
• Jon M. Chu, Director, Producer and Creator
• Cameron Death, Senior VP and General Manager at NBCUniversal Digital Studio
• David Eastman, CEO of North America/Worldwide Director of Digital at JWT
• Erik Flannigan, EVP of Digital Media at MTV Networks Entertainment Group
• Arnie Gullov-Singh, CEO of Ad.ly
• James Gunn, Director, Producer, and Writer
• Jordan Hoffner, President of Digital at Electus
• Michael Kassan, Chairman and CEO of MediaLink LLC
• David Lang, President of Mindshare Entertainment North America
• Andy Marcus, SVP of Entertainment and Video at MySpace
• Rob Rowe, Director of Studio Relations-Interactive at Pixar Animation Studios/Disney Feature Animation
• Cody Simms, VP of Entertainment and Lifestyles Products at Yahoo!
• Mark Turner, Director of Relationships and Strategy, Media and Entertainment Group at Microsoft
• Jim Wiatt, Strategic Advisor at AOL
• Brent Weinstein, Head of Digital Media at United Talent Agency
• Zia Zaman, Chief Strategy Officer at LG Electronics

For more information on the summit, visit www.variety.com/ent&techsummit. For Sponsorship and speaker opportunities, please contact Variety Director of Publishing Linda Buckley-Bruno at Linda.buckley@variety.com.

About Variety

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About Digital Hollywood

Digital Hollywood, now in its 17^th year, is produced by Victor Harwood, President and founder of Digital Hollywood, Inc. He coined the now ubiquitous expression "The Digital Revolution." Mr. Harwood is considered a leading authority on the convergence of the entertainment and technology industries, founding and organizing such conferences Media Summit New York, Building Blocks, Advertising 2.0, Digital Hollywood Europe in London, the Entertainment Globalization Initiative, Politics 2008: The Media Conference on the Election of the President, Multimedia Expo, Production East at Lincoln Center, the International Business in Space Conference and the New York Writers Conference.